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Dr George Washington Currey (1823-1886) was an American physician and planter from Tennessee.

Early life
Dr George Washington Currey was born on September 13, 1823. His father, Robert Brownlee Currey (1774–1848), served as the Mayor of Nashville from 1822 to 1824. His mother was Jane Grey. He had three brothers, including Richard Owen Currey (1816-1865), who served as a CSA chaplain, Algernon Sidney Currey (1820–1891), and John H. Currey (1831–1902), as well as a sister, Susannah Elizabeth (Currey) Perkins (1814–1837).

He was educated at the University of Nashville ??

Career
Currey owned a plantation??

Currey was a surgeon at the Confederate hospital in Ringgold, Georgia during the American Civil War of 1861-1865.

Personal life
Currey married Emiley Donelson Martin.

Death
He died on January 15, 1886.

External link

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Category:1823 births Category:1886 deaths Category:People from Nashville, Tennessee Category:American planters Category:American physicians